Winery BocaleMontefalco Sagrantino Passito
Sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Montefalco Sagrantino Passito of Winery Bocale in the region of Umbria often reveals types of flavors of oak, red fruit.
Details and technical informations about Winery Bocale's Montefalco Sagrantino Passito.
Discover the grape variety: Gelber Muskateller
Elegant, aromatic muscated whites with a pale golden robe and an airy palate, with intense signature aromas of muscat, white flowers (orange blossom, elderflower), exotic fruits and fresh grape. Also late-harvest and liqueur wines. Grown in Austria (Styria, Wachau, Burgenland), Germany (Baden, Palatinate) and northern Italy (Trentino). Austrian and German aromatic white variety; German-language synonym for Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Montefalco Sagrantino Passito from Winery Bocale are 2009, 2011, 0, 2008
Informations about the Winery Bocale
The Winery Bocale is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 5 wines for sale in the of Montefalco Sagrantino to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Montefalco Sagrantino
Umbrian DOCG around Montefalco (Perugia, DOC 1979, DOCG 1992): signature Sagrantino exclusively as ruling red (100%) — inky purple robe almost black at the centre, dense and full-bodied profile with brooding dark red fruits, plum, cinnamon and damp earth, tannins among the highest in the world (≥Tannat and Aglianico). Dry or sweet Passito. 37 months min ageing (12 in oak), exceptional longevity, thick skins rich in polyphenols.
The wine region of Umbria
"Green heart" of Italy, cradle of Sagrantino: exceptional tannic red in Sagrantino di Montefalco DOCG, dense and concentrated with notes of blackberry, candied plum, liquorice, spice and leather, powerful tannins and long ageing. Suppler Sangiovese in blends, Cabernet and Merlot in Torgiano DOCG. Orvieto whites based on Grechetto and Trebbiano, full and almondy, from dry to sweet Muffato. ~13,000 ha between Tuscany and Lazio.
The word of the wine: Sulphating
Treatment, formerly practiced with copper sulfate, applied to the vine to prevent cryptogamic diseases.
